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To construct the following list of profitable stocks, we searched for all companies with market cap over $300M that outperform their industry average on three metrics: Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) gross, operating and pretax margin.
Furthermore, all of the stocks below are trading above their 20-day, 50-day and 20% above their 200-day moving averages
Interactive Chart: Press Play to compare changes in analyst ratings over the last two years for the top six stocks mentioned below. Analyst ratings sourced from Zacks Investment Research.
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We also created a price-weighted index of the stocks mentioned below, and monitored the performance of the list relative to the S&P 500 index over the last month. To access a complete analysis of this list's recent performance, click here.
Do you think these stocks will continue to rally? Use the list below as a starting point for your own analysis.
1. Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. (CHT): Telecom Services Industry. Market cap of $32.08B. TTM gross margin at 57.52% vs. industry average at 49.96%. TTM operating margin at 27.54% vs. industry average at 15.77%. TTM pretax margin at 27.77% vs. industry average at 13.93%. Offers a good dividend, and appears to have good liquidity to back it up--dividend yield at 4.79%, current ratio at 2.22, and quick ratio at 2.11. The stock has gained 82.71% over the last year.
2. Netflix, Inc. (NFLX): Music & Video Stores Industry. Market cap of $14.26B. TTM gross margin at 53.92% vs. industry average at 37.26%. TTM operating margin at 13.53% vs. industry average at 9.72%. TTM pretax margin at 13.05% vs. industry average at 8.78%. Exhibiting strong upside momentum--currently trading 10.73% above its SMA20, 13.87% above its SMA50, and 41.15% above its SMA200. The stock has had a good month, gaining 17.5%.
3. Helmerich & Payne Inc. (HP): Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration Industry. Market cap of $6.84B. TTM gross margin at 42.68% vs. industry average at 35.08%. TTM operating margin at 25.43% vs. industry average at 17.67%. TTM pretax margin at 25.22% vs. industry average at 15.51%. The stock has gained 57.19% over the last year.
4. Sensata Technologies Holding NV (ST): Electronic Equipment Industry. Market cap of $6.27B. TTM gross margin at 40.65% vs. industry average at 35.83%. TTM operating margin at 17.57% vs. industry average at 10.66%. TTM pretax margin at 9.01% vs. industry average at 7.23%. The stock has gained 113.78% over the last year.
5. National Semiconductor Corporation (NSM): Semiconductor Industry. Market cap of $5.98B. TTM gross margin at 74.22% vs. industry average at 58.86%. TTM operating margin at 32.59% vs. industry average at 25.16%. TTM pretax margin at 26.92% vs. industry average at 24.65%. The stock has gained 76.49% over the last year.
6. DeVry, Inc. (DV): Education & Training Services Industry. Market cap of $4.26B. TTM gross margin at 60.32% vs. industry average at 53.38%. TTM operating margin at 22.65% vs. industry average at 19.82%. TTM pretax margin at 22.67% vs. industry average at 16.03%. Exhibiting strong upside momentum--currently trading 15.35% above its SMA20, 15.65% above its SMA50, and 26.75% above its SMA200. The stock has had a couple of great days, gaining 15.71% over the last week.
7. RPC Inc. (RES): Oil & Gas Equipment & Services Industry. Market cap of $3.68B. TTM gross margin at 46.42% vs. industry average at 35.08%. TTM operating margin at 25.03% vs. industry average at 17.67%. TTM pretax margin at 25.35% vs. industry average at 15.51%. The stock is a short squeeze candidate, with a short float at 21.91% (equivalent to 5.51 days of average volume). The stock has gained 221.95% over the last year.
8. AboveNet, Inc. (ABVT): Internet Service Providers Industry. Market cap of $1.96B. TTM gross margin at 64.89% vs. industry average at 49.96%. TTM operating margin at 25.11% vs. industry average at 15.77%. TTM pretax margin at 24.57% vs. industry average at 13.93%. Exhibiting strong upside momentum--currently trading 12.39% above its SMA20, 14.56% above its SMA50, and 26.86% above its SMA200. The stock has had a couple of great days, gaining 8.55% over the last week.
9. AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. (AFSI): Property & Casualty Insurance Industry. Market cap of $1.29B. TTM gross margin at 17.89% vs. industry average at 17.16%. TTM operating margin at 15.93% vs. industry average at 13.7%. TTM pretax margin at 19.1% vs. industry average at 11.99%. The stock is a short squeeze candidate, with a short float at 11.98% (equivalent to 16.12 days of average volume). The stock has had a good month, gaining 10.6%.
10. EZchip Semiconductor Ltd. (EZCH): Semiconductor Equipment & Materials Industry. Market cap of $905.32M. TTM gross margin at 77.16% vs. industry average at 58.88%. TTM operating margin at 31.76% vs. industry average at 25.16%. TTM pretax margin at 33.7% vs. industry average at 24.65%. The stock has had a good month, gaining 15.55%.
11. CEVA Inc. (CEVA): Semiconductor Industry. Market cap of $754.56M. TTM gross margin at 93.08% vs. industry average at 58.86%. TTM operating margin at 25.98% vs. industry average at 25.16%. TTM pretax margin at 30.2% vs. industry average at 24.65%. Exhibiting strong upside momentum--currently trading 5.24% above its SMA20, 11.72% above its SMA50, and 48.12% above its SMA200. The stock has had a good month, gaining 10.9%.
12. Primoris Services Corporation (PRIM): Heavy Construction Industry. Market cap of $625.24M. TTM gross margin at 14.79% vs. industry average at 12.09%. TTM operating margin at 6.21% vs. industry average at 5.23%. TTM pretax margin at 5.78% vs. industry average at 4.33%. The stock has gained 89.63% over the last year.
*All data sourced from Finviz
Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.
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